A study tracked job-application call-back rates by gender of applicant and field of work: women applying to technical jobs received call-backs in 18% of cases; men applying to technical jobs, 30%; women applying to caregiving jobs, 42%; men applying to caregiving jobs, 22%. The researchers concluded that gender bias in hiring is field-dependent—not uniformly favoring one gender. The data point most uniquely supporting this nuanced claim is ______
Which choice most logically completes the text using the data above?
- Acheck_circle
the reversal: men favored in technical (30% vs. 18%) but women favored in caregiving (42% vs. 22%).
- B
the highest rate, 42%, for women in caregiving.
- C
the 22% rate for men in caregiving.
- D
the 18% rate for women in technical fields.
Explanation
The "field-dependent, not uniform" claim requires evidence of opposite patterns across fields. Choice B captures the reversal: technical jobs favor men, caregiving favors women, exactly supporting "not uniformly favoring one gender."